Chapter Two: Little Creatures; Big Power

"Awesome! Just awesome!" Bianca grinned ear-to-ear, rubbing her Oshawott's head. "We have our very own Pokémon to explore the world with!"

"That we do Bianca, now we can explore outside of Nuvema Town and Accumala Town. We can go to all sorts of places now that we can go into the wild without fear of getting owned by wild Pokémon." Cheren smiled down at Tepig who nodded his head and snorted.

"I know! Let's see how safe we'll be! Let's have a battle!" Bianca suggested, grasping Touko's hands and looking at her with pleading eyes.

"Right now?" Touko blinked in surprise at the sudden movement, Snivy sitting on top of her head and staring at Bianca.

"Yes right now!"

"Bianca! You're insane! They're going to ruin the house!"

"Oh nonsense Cheren! They're just little ol' Pokémon! They won't do that much damage! Please Touko? Battle with me!" Cheren just scoffed and rolled his eyes, stepping back to judge the two of them.

"Well..." Touko bit her lip, grabbing Snivy and looking her into the eyes.

"Sniv." Snivy nodded with spunk in her eyes and Touko nodded back with the same sparkle in her own eyes.

"We accept your challenge Bianca! Snivy! It's your turn! Let's go!" Touko threw the Pokémon into the air, the little grass-snake Pokémon twirling in a circle before landing gracefully.

"Snivy! Sniv!"

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"Oshawott! Show them your stuff!" Bianca pointed to Snivy and Touko and the sea otter Pokémon waddled in front of his master.

"Oshawa!"

"Let's begin this, eh Bianca!" Touko winked before calling out to her Pokémon. "Snivy use Tackle!" Snivy sprinted into action, fast. The grass snake Pokémon was next to Oshawott before Bianca could react and knocked him down and over.

"Oshawaaa!"

"Oshawott!" Bianca bit her lip and fussed over her Pokémon.

"Snivy use Tackle again!"

"Sniv!" Snivy rushed over to the injured Pokémon, sweeping her tail beneath it and body slamming it into the air and landing on the floor with a bang.

"Osha!" Oshawott cried out in pain, struggling to his feet once more.

"Call a move Bianca! Worry about your Pokémon but pay attention to the battle more so!"

Cheren barked at her, pointing at her Pokémon.

"Right! Oshawott! Use Water Gun!" Oshawott turned to look at his trainer, tipping his head in confusion.

"Oshawott?"

Cheren facepalmed and Tepig buried his head in his paws, mimicking his trainer. "Bianca..."

"Isn't that a move he can use?" She asked, placing her fingertip on her nose and racking her brain.

"It is but not until he gets more skill!" Cheren groaned and sighed at her, muttering something inaudible under his breath.

Touko couldn't help but laugh at her two friends though she quickly collected herself and ordered Snivy once more since her opponent was distracted. "Snivy! Tackle!" Snivy lunged at Oshawott again, knocking him back and into the wall once more. The lithe snake Pokémon scampered onto the ceiling, running fast and even running upside-down before twirling and landing gracefully in front of her trainer.

"Oshawott! Use... Tackle!?" Bianca called, hoping it would work. Oshawott obeyed, running at the green Pokémonn in front of him.

"Snivy! Counter it with your own Tackle!" Snivy rushed forwards as well, the two of them colliding and evenly matched in the center of the room.

"Sniiiiivvv."

"Oshaaaa."

The two Pokémon stared into each other's eyes, neither blinking as the pushed with all their force.

"Osha!" Oshawott winced, his foot slipping and Snivy taking the opportunity to sweep his feet from underneath him with her tail and body slam him forwards, resulting in Oshawott landed right besides his trainer's feet.

"This battle is over! Oshawott is unable to battle! Snivy is the winner; which means that Touko is our victor!" Cheren raised his arms up together, using his best mimicking voice to mimic the announcers on television. Touko laughed and as did Bianca, both of them hugging each other and smiling.

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"You were awesome Touko. You and Snivy are already really strong." Bianca complimented her friend, holding Oshawott in her arms and hugging him.

"Thanks Bianca. You were great too, once you got the hang of things." Touko smiled, rubbing Snivy's chin as the Pokémon jumping onto her shoulder and sat there.

"Hmph. Bianca, did you even look at the card that told you what moves your Pokémon knew?" Cheren stepped up to the three of them, his eyes boring into Bianca.

"Oh. Um. No." Bianca laughed nervously as Cheren just groaned and facepalmed once more.

"Beside that, would you take a look around?" Cheren gestured to the room that was now in shambles. Snivy's paw prints were on the ceiling and the walls had dent marks from where Oshawott collided with it. Skid marks were scattered on the wood floor where Oshawott had fell and the rug had been shoved to the other side of the room.

"Oh! Wow! Who knew that such little creatures could pack so much power!" Bianca laughed and kissed Oshawott's forehead.

"Oshawa!" Oshawott smiled and patted his chest confidently, grabbing his shell and waving it around.

"Hmph. Everyone but you apparently." Cheren grumbled and glared at Bianca.

"Oh, lighten up Cheren." Touko punched her friend's shoulder playfully and smiled at the bond between Oshawott and Bianca.

"Hey! I have an idea!" Bianca lifted her finger and pointed at her head, indicating she had an idea even further. "How about you two have a battle?"

"Did you not see what happened to the room Bianca?" Cheren growled, once more throwing out his hands to indicate the room.

"I know, I know! But listen, the room's already a mess! You guys can't make it a mess anymore than it is!" Bianca nodded matter-of-factly and Oshawott did the same, waving his shell at Cheren.

"Hm. Well, I guess you're right about that. What do you say Touko?" Cheren looked over to Touko, who was already at the other end of the room with Snivy in front of her.

"Of course!" Touko grinned and Snivy nodded in agreement.

"Perfect!" Cheren grabbed two potions out of his bag and tossed them to Bianca and Touko. "Heal up your Pokémon first, no win when fighting already weakened Pokémon."

Touko nodded, kneeling down to feed the potion to Snivy and rubbing her head. "I believe in you Snivy. Don't let your guard down. This won't be like Bianca's battle, Cheren knows what he's doing and it'll be much more tough. You can still do this though." Touko whispered to her Pokémon, rubbing her chin and gazing into her eyes.

"Snivy." Snivy nodded her head, touching her paw into Touko's hand and turning to face Tepig who'd taken up a battle position.

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"Alright! Let's get this show on the road!" Tepig use Tail Whip!" Tepig nodded and spun around, raising his rump in the air and wagging his tail.

"Tepig-Tep!" Tepig sang a little bit, being very cute and smiling at Snivy. The snake Pokémon stared at Tepig, turning her head in confusion.

"Now Tepig! Tackle!"

"Snivy! Don't get distracted! Dodge it!" Snivy snapped into attention at her trainer's voice, though she was too late as she was flung backwards and skidded across the table, knocking over the box her Pokéball came in. "Snivy! Are you okay!?"

"Sniv!" Snivy responded, shaking her head and running up the wall and over onto the bed, facing Tepig.

"Tepig use Tackle again!"

"Snivy dodge it!"

The two Pokémon each did what they commanded, Snivy jumping into the air as Tepig rammed into the mattress on the bed, colliding his head with the wall.

"Snivy! Use Tackle when you land!" Snivy pushed off the wall, knocking Tepig onto the floor and the two of the rolling around.

"Tepig get up and use Tackle!"

"Snivy you use Tackle as well!"

The two Pokémon broke free of each other, sliding backwards before running full force at each other, each yelling their own battle cry. The force of the impact sent both sides back, the two Pokémon huffing and leaning downwards.

"Tepig! Tackle!"

"Snivy, dodge it!"

Tepig rushed at Snivy, but Snivy quickly reacted, shooting out vines from its collar and attaching it to the bed and pulling herself to safety. Cheren, Bianca, and Touko all gaped at Snivy, though Touko quickly jumped up and cheered.

"You learned Vine Whip! Awesome! Snivy! Use Vine Whip!" Touko quickly commanded as Snivy shot the vines out at Tepig.

"Tepig block it!" Tepig snorted in surprise and covered his head in his paws, squealing as the vines hit him. "Tepig! Are you okay bud?" Cheren gasped in surprise, though he smiled smugly as Tepig rose his head and snorted and glared at Snivy. He only showed a bit of damage from the vines, standing up and growling at the grass snake Pokémon. "You see, Tepig is a Fire-type which means that Grass-type moves won't have that much effect on him. Had you learned Vine Whip when you were fighting Bianca, Oshawott would be down in two seconds; since Oshawott is a Water-type and Grass-type moves are super effective." Cheren stated matter-of-factly which received a roll of the eyes from Touko.

"Yeah, yeah. I know Cheren. I was just excited that she learned a new move." Touko muttered under her breath, looking at Snivy who seemed angry her vines hadn't done that much damage. "It's okay Snivy! I'm proud of you for learning a new move! Use Tackle!"

"Snivy! Sniv! Sni!" Snivy exclaimed happily at her trainer with a smile before turning to Tepig and running at him.

"Tepig! Counter with your own Tackle!"

"Tepig!" Tepig charged Snivy, the two of the increasing speed until they collided in the middle, holding heads and grunting. Both Touko and Cheren held their breath, watching the Pokémon eagerly, silently cheering them on.

"Tep!"

"Sni!"

In an instant both Pokémon fell down, landing on top of each other and fainting.

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"That's a draw! Both Pokémon can't battle anymore so it's a tie!" Bianca skipped over to Cheren and Touko who had picked up their Pokémon and were cradling them.

"Awesome battle Touko, I'm happy for your Snivy. She's strong and even learned a new move." Cheren smiled, punching Touko's shoulder lightly.

"Thanks Cheren, your Tepig is also very strong, he's going to be a real killer as it grows." Touko punched Cheren's shoulder as well, laughing with him.

"Both of you guys Pokémon are so amazing! As is my little Oshawott!" Bianca smiled and Oshawott nodded, leaning against his trainer's legs.

"Thanks Bianca." Touko smiled, looking down at the Snivy cradled in her eyes as it slowly began to come back to consciousness.

"Snivy?" Snivy looked around, gazing up at her trainer and smiling feebly.

"Oh Snivy! I'm so glad you're okay! You battled amazingly and even learned a new move! That Vine Whip was so powerful and you even used it to get away from Tepig's Tackle! That was super smart of you! I love you!" Touko rambled on to her Pokémon, who stared at her in surprise as it was hugged.

"Sni? Snivy!" Snivy hugged her trainer back, nuzzling her head into her trainer's neck.

Cheren smiled at the two of them, watching Tepig come back in his own arms. "Hey Tepig. You were awesome buddy. The way you withstanded that Vine Whip, though I knew you would, was awesome. Together, we're going to be super strong." Tepig nodded and smiled, jumping down with a happy snort and sitting in front of his trainer with a smile.

"Well, how about we go downstairs and apologize to Touko's mom for the mess we made of the room?" Bianca suggested, recalling Oshawott into his Pokéball and heading down the stairs.

"I agree. Tepig, return and get a nice long rest." Cheren returned Tepig into his Pokéball and followed after Bianca.

"Let's go Snivy." Touko held Snivy in her arms as she too headed downstairs.

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"-we can even clean it up if you want us to." Touko heard Cheren's voice as she reached the bottom step, talking to her mom in the kitchen.

"Oh no, it's fine Cheren. I can take care of everything, you three better head to the lab. Isn't the Professor waiting for you?" Touko's mom inquired, which Bianca nodded to.

"Yeah she is, she said to go over there once we got our Pokémon."

"Well then you better head over there then!" Touko's mom smiled, handing each of them a bag with a few slices of Mixed Berry Bread in it. "This is for you and your Pokémon. Feed that to your Pokémon and they'll be feeling terrific even after the fiercest battle! It's also a very yummy snack as well!" Touko's mom winked and smiled at their thanks.

"Thank you, let's go Bianca." Cheren motioned to Bianca as he headed to the door. "Oh, Touko! We'll be waiting at the lab! Meet us there soon, we don't want to keep the Professor waiting any longer!" Cheren then scurried out the door, heading into the clear, sunny day.

"I better stop home real quick." Bianca waved at the two of them and hurried outside as well.

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"Sorry about my room mom. I was peer-pressured by Bianca." Touko laughed, sitting on a stool next to the counter, setting Snivy down on the counter next to her.

"Oh, that's quite alright dear. Pokémon battles are always so much fun, aren't they! I could hear the Pokémon's cries all the way from down here! It must of been a blast!"

Touko smiled and nodded, scratching underneath Snivy's head. "It was, I won against Bianca and had a tie with Cheren. Bianca didn't really know what to do so it was kind of a cheap win but whatever. Cheren and I fought really hard though and I'm super proud of Snivy. She even learned Vine Whip!" Snivy nodded, wiggling her vines around in the air to show Touko's mom.

"That's awesome Touko!" Touko's mom grinned at the little Pokémon and placed two slices of Mixed Berry Bread in front of her. "Eat this Snivy, it'll make you grow stronger and help you heal up and feel better." Snivy nodded and gingerly took a bite of the bread before squealing with delight and eating it in fast nibbles. Touko and her mom laughed at the Pokémon's happiness and Touko's mom handed her a bag of a loaf of bread.

"Thanks mom." Touko smiled, tucking it into her bag and watching Snivy finish up the other slice of bread.

"Now Snivy, Touko also knows how to make that bread as well."

"Sniv? Sniv-sniv!" Snivy smiled at her trainer, twirling around gracefully.

"Well, I know how to make it but I'm not that good at it." Touko bit her lip and scratched the back of her head and laughed uneasily. "For a while we have mom's cooking of the bread with us for when you get injured though." Snivy laughed and jumping into her trainer's arms as Touko stood up. "Once again, thanks a bunch mom."

Touko's mom smiled, wiping her hands on her apron and going to stand in front of her daughter. "You're welcome, and don't worry about your room."

Touko looked up at her mom, as Snivy jumped onto her head and she began to tear up a little. "Really mom, thank you. For everything. I couldn't ask for a better parent." Touko hugged her mom, breathing in her scent and smiling.

"Oh Touko." Touko's mom embraced her as well, kissing her forehead and looking at Snivy who watched them curiously. Laughing, Touko's mom brought the Pokémon onto Touko's shoulder and wrapped her arm around her as well.

"I love you mom." Touko finally pulled away, staring up at her mother.

"My Touko, my beautiful darling. I love you so much, your father would be, is, proud of you." Touko's mom smiled once more and kissed her child's forehead, wiping her tears away with her thumbs. "Now go out there Touko and show them what you're made of. Your destiny is waiting for you out there and it's time for you to show everyone what you're made of! Go."

Touko smiled up at her mom, hugging her quickly once last time before kissing her cheek and opening the door. Looking back one last time, Touko smiled at her mom and exited the house.

Author's Note

Well, there you have it! Chapter number two for Touko's journey! It was mainly the first battle, as you can obviously see. I thought that was a good ending point so that is where it ended! This is more than likely the length you will be seeing for all my chapters so I apologize if it's terrible for your reading style. :3